Sonochemical synthesis of nanostructured nickel hydroxide as an electrode material for improved electrochemical energy storage application

A facile and fast approach for the synthesis of a nanostructured nickel hydroxide(Ni(OH)_2) via sonochemical technique is reported in the present study. The X-ray diffraction results confirmed that the synthesized Ni(OH)_2 was oriented in β-phase of hexagonal brucite structure. The nanostructured Ni(OH)_2 electrode exhibited the maximum specific capacitance of 1256 F/g at a current density of 200 mA/g in 1 M KOH_((aq)). Ni(OH)_2 electrodes exhibited the pseudocapacitive behavior due to the presence of redox reaction. It also exhibited long-term cyclic stability of 85% after 2000 cycles, suggesting that the nanostructured Ni(OH)_2 electrode will play a promising role for high performance supercapacitor application.     

Studies on induction hardening of powder-metallurgy-processed Fe-Cr/Mo alloys

Induction hardening of dense Fe-Cr/Mo alloys processed via the powder-metallurgy route was studied. The Fe-3Cr-0.5Mo, Fe-1.5Cr-0.2Mo, and Fe-0.85Mo pre-alloyed powders were mixed with 0.4wt%, 0.6wt%, and 0.8wt% C and compacted at 500, 600, and 700 MPa, respectively. The compacts were sintered at 1473 K for 1 h and then cooled at 6 K/min. Ferrite with pearlite was mostly observed in the sintered alloys with 0.4wt% C, whereas a carbide network was also present in the alloys with 0.8wt% C. Graphite at prior particle boundaries led to deterioration of the mechanical properties of alloys with 0.8wt% C, whereas no significant induction hardening was achieved in alloys with 0.4wt% C. Among the investigated samples, alloys with 0.6wt% C exhibited the highest strength and ductility and were found to be suitable for induction hardening. The hardening was carried out at a frequency of 2.0 kHz for 2-3 s. A case depth of 2.5 mm was achieved while maintaining the bulk (interior) hardness of approximately HV 230. A martensitic structure was observed on the outer periphery of the samples. The hardness varied from HV 600 to HV 375 from the sample surface to the interior of the case hardened region. The best combination of properties and hardening depth was achieved in case of the Fe-1.5Cr-0.2Mo alloy with 0.6wt% C.     

Effect of retained austenite and nonmetallic inclusions on the thermal/electrical properties and resistance spot welding nuggets of Si-containing TRIP steels

Five advanced high-strength transformation-induced plasticity(TRIP) steels with different chemical compositions were studied to correlate the retained austenite and nonmetallic inclusion content with their physical properties and the characteristics of the resistance spot welding nuggets. Electrical and thermal properties and equilibrium phases of TRIP steels were predicted using the JMatPro? software. Retained austenite and nonmetallic inclusions were quantified by X-ray diffraction and saturation magnetization techniques. The nonmetallic inclusions were characterized by scanning electron microscopy. The results show that the contents of Si, C, Al, and Mn in TRIP steels increase both the retained austenite and the nonmetallic inclusion contents. We found that nonmetallic inclusions affect the thermal and electrical properties of the TRIP steels and that the differences between these properties tend to result in different cooling rates during the welding process. The results are discussed in terms of the electrical and thermal properties determined from the chemical composition and their impact on the resistance spot welding nuggets.     

Erratum to: Hesperomyces virescens (Fungi,Ascomycota, Laboulbeniales) attacking Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera,Coccinellidae) in its native range

正Published online:14 March 2014óScience China Press and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2014Erratum to:Chin.Sci.Bull.(2014)59(5–6):528–532DOI 10.1007/s11434-013-0060-1In the original publication of this paper,the first name and the last name of the first author has been documented     

THEMIS双卫星对磁尾高速流减速的联合观测

磁尾等离子体片高速流的运动和减速过程对于磁层粒子的加速、磁场的扰动、磁通量的输运和亚暴的触发以及磁尾电流系统的形成都具有重要意义.2009年2~4月,THEMIS卫星中的2颗星(THA和THE)在空间中经常具有相近的XGSM和YGSM坐标,但具有差别较大的ZGSM坐标.我们利用这种特殊构型的2颗卫星对经过等离子体片中心和边界层附近的高速流进行了联合观测研究.通过个例和统计分析发现,在89%的地向高速流事件中,距离中性片较远的卫星先观测到高速流,其速度以平行于磁场的分量为主,并且95%的事件中距离中性片较远的卫星所探测到高速流X分量的速度最大值要比在片中心探测到的高速流数值更大.假设等离子体片边界层附近的平行高速流匀速传播,而对于中心等离子体片的高速流,我们分别应用匀减速模型与突然减速模型进行分析,发现高速流减速起始的位置大部分位于距离地球15 Re的区域,这与中磁尾重联发生区域比较接近.此外,统计结果表明等离子体片中心高速流前端往往伴随着明显的偶极化锋面特征,而远离中性片的地方偶极化锋面的特征则不明显.     

安特罗波斯（下）

2017年4月19日，结束一天工作的摩根发现冰箱里什么都没有了。单身汉的幸福在于无拘无束，不过对胖子摩根来说，代价要更残酷点。 摩根用力关上冰箱门，扫视整个厨房，只发现了一根巧克力棒。他边诅咒着边撕开包装纸三下五除二便吃光了。饥饿感没有得到丝毫缓解，摩根更加沮丧了。     

船舶柴油机的模糊PID调速系统仿真

根据船舶柴油机的结构和运行机理建立了船舶柴油机的非线性模型,基于传统的PID控制算法在对非线性模型进行调节控制时存在的缺点和不足,设计了把模糊控制和传统PID控制相结合在一起的模糊PID控制算法,并分别用传统的PID控制算法和模糊PID控制算法对船舶柴油机进行调速控制,在MATLAB/Simulink环境下进行了仿真,观察不同控制算法下的调速效果。结果表明在模糊PID控制下,船舶柴油机在工况出现变化时的速度超调量小、调整速度快,调速性能得到极大的改善。